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5.00 Credits
A performing arts course in which students learn and apply techniques of reading aloud through selections of dramatic literature. Conventions of reader's theatre and chamber theatre included. Counts in Communications or Humanities Areas of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours
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Creative body movement, character analysis, characterization, and improvisation studied in this performing arts course. Appreciation and evaluation of acting techniques through observation. Counts in the Fine Arts Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours
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Introductory course focusing on the nature of theatre, analysis, and interpretation of dramatic literature, dramatic style, and theatrical convention. Includes a study of the development of the physical stage. Counts in Humanities or Fine Arts Areas of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours
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5.00 Credits
A survey course in Children's Theatre. Students evaluate children's scripts, participate in the Children's Theatre Touring Company, observe various methods of directing plays for children, and discuss the philosophical base of theatre for children. Counts in Fine Arts Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours
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Basic design and stagecraft course. Through work on individual design project, students develop skills in mechanical drawing and rendering of theatrical designs. Basic competency in scenery construction and stage lighting is achieved through participation in a full-scale College production. This course cannot apply toward the required English or speech elective for the B.A. degree. Counts in Fine Arts Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours
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Students receive practical experience in the use of drama in the classroom. The Demonstration School provides opportunities to work on techniques and ideas of creative dramatics with children. A comparative study of informal play making and formal children's theatre discussed and developed in class. Counts in Communications or Fine Arts Areas of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours
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An introductory course which examines the nature of puppetry and introduces students to a wide range of puppet construction techniques. Students design learning activities and shows for all age groups. May be used as a Humanities elective. Counts in Fine Arts Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours
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This course teaches students to examine the visual data on a movie screen as they would a canvas and describe the various elements that contribute to the visual (and emotional) effect, understanding and using the vocabulary of visual literacy, such as montage, mise en scene, aspect ratio, and editing by eyeline matching. The tools at the disposal of any film artist are studied, including various elements of composition and framing, lighting and camera movement, focus, film stock, manipulation of point of view, and duration of shots, as well as broader contributions from decor, costuming and performance. This course may be used as an elective to fill the General Education requirement in fine arts. Prerequisite(s): none. 5 quarter hours
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This course examines film dramatizations and documentary studies that relate the conduct of business to standards of ethical behavior. Films studied demonstrate dilemmas in starting and operating a business; fair play in human resources and labor relations; corporate power and accountability; treatment of whistle blowers; honesty in high finance and the stock market; and responsible professional conduct of lawyers, doctors and journalists. Students will build on class discussions to identify problems and identify solutions in these works, helping to clearly formulate and articulate their own values. This course may be used as an elective to fulfill the General Education requirement in fine arts or humanities. Prerequisite(s): none. 5 quarter hours
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This course examines the images and voices of minorities, including people of color, as represented in American film, from the earliest silent films and home-made "race" films through the Blaxploitation era to the present, reclaiming the history and history of African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans and Asian- Americans while tracing the impact of performers like Paul Roberson, Anna Mae Wong, Dolores Del Rio, Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, and Sidney Poitier. This course may be used as an elective to fulfill the General Education requirement in fine arts. Prerequisite(s): none. 5 quarter hours
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